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Hey, a couple of questions if I may!

1) At pg 15 you state “In the case of Strain or Covenants, you do not gain a Bloom or Scourge mark if you choose the results of that bonus die, regardless of that die's outcome. Describe how you are helped based on the die you chose.“ Does this means that I should use different coloured dice and that, in normal conditions, I gain Bloom or Scourge respectively when I choose to Strain or take a Covenant in normal checks?

I ask before I’m probably missing that part xD

2) How many spells are you supposed to know at Mancer’s creation? I ask before it seems you know them all, but you have the ability to learn one through advancement so… Sorry again if I’m missing the point!

3) Any advice for duet games? With bonds being really important, I thought it would have been fine to run a full fledged GM-Mancer, so I can let the player add some stuff for free downtime for me as well. On the other hand I thought about adding a non Mancer assistant or a companion of sort, regularly developing a bond through role play, basically acting as a bonus die reserve to compensate the absence of other players, but still being relevant in RP terms (imagine a squire, or a friendly scholar actually helping in the background, so to speak). :)

Still, this game has a strong classic feel and I can really see it working in an open table styled campaign!

Switchback Worlds38 days ago

Hi, thanks for playing! ^^

1) Yeah, you can definitely use a differently coloured die. I think in that specific case (Resistance rolls), you are only looking at the best result rolled, i.e. just one die. If you use the result of the Strain or Covenant-given die, you would not gain Bloom or Scourge if you use the result of that die. But take note that this may mean you'll be choosing a worse dice result than you normally would like.

2) I think I might have actually not mentioned it lol, so that's on me. Yes, you choose one Mystery (magic discipline) at Mancer creation, and after that you choose one spell from that Mystery that you know already. If it feels too little, knowing two spells works too, but they must be from the same Mystery.

3) By duet games I'm assuming you're playing with yourself + one other player? I don't see why not - if making other characters being controlled by the same person, you would simply make a sheet for them as you would a normal character. For ease of use, the main things to focus on are what spells they know + their Bond points + their Action scores. Their Mancer abilities can be focused on less if you're aiming to streamline remembering & controlling multiple characters at once.

Hope it helps, and don't hesitate to send your stories about your game experience! I'd love to hear them.

The Silent Mage37 days ago

Hey, thank you!!

Another tricky question (sorry again): the rules seem to point at the fact that a Mancet can use “magic” to describe any kind of action, turning the check to a spell check.

so, I.e., I can use magic to hide or pickpocket, as well as to blast someone.

But what about actual “spells” then?

The Silent Mage37 days ago

oh, and one more!

I don’t understand the “change dice”. It feels like it’s adding +2 on Risk, but you talk about rolling +2d as disadvantages. What does it mean?

Thanks!

Switchback Worlds35 days ago

Let's see...

Regarding magic applying to any action, I'd say you can simply treat it as a normal action roll and "flavour" it like you're using magic, but you don't gain any additional benefits, and your impact/control with it is limited. For example, you can use magic to hide yourself, but you cannot become fully invisible or undetectable. You can use magic to push someone back, but you cannot push away a whole crowd of enemies or accurately control where they go.

Regarding Change, maybe there's a lapse in the wording there. Basically it means there is added Risk, so the number of successes required from is increased.

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